Name: Does Santa Exist?
ISBN: 9780525954392

Eric Kaplan

Offers a humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa, examining the theories of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, the wisdom of the major religions, and classic bits of comedy.

A Philosophical Investigation

Does Santa Exist?

Nes Alme

 Logicians argue that the minimum requirement for being a successful thinker is to avoid contradiction. 

Ogether. I'm callingit a path because logic is something that we choose to make part of our lives because we want it to do something for us. It has to be that way because logic is not the sort of thing that wants things for itself. Either logic is our tool or it is somehow part of the structure of reality, but if it is part of the structure of reality, then by all accounts it is doingjust fine on it own. Logicis not irritated, sad, depressed, or disappointed in us for being il- logical or irrational. It is not your mother. Logic is just hanging out, available for us if we need it. So either logic is a construct that we design for our purposes or it is an aspect of reality that we are able to tap into for our purpose, but in either case it has a purpose. What's the purpose?

Does Santa Exist? A Philosophical Investigation

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